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Having survived a destructive relationship
with a dangerous criminal at the end of season one, plastic
surgery partners Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) and Dr.
Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) managed to escape with their lives
and practice intact. Normally, I suppose, new viewers tuning
into this series would expect vapid story lines about the
extravagant lives of spoiled rich needing evermore assurance
that they are beautiful and desirable. And if this were true
the show might have lasted about eight minutes or at least
time to find the remote for a serious channel change. Thankfully
that is not the case.
Tell Us What You Don’t Like About
Yourself are the magic words which involve us in each episode.
The plastic surgery team of McNamara/Troy, whose skill at
giving others perfect bodies contrasts with the doctors' imperfect
personal lives. The personal demons of Sean and Christian
are what really drive Nip/Tuck. Moreover, the incredibly realistic
plastic surgery scenes will either draw you in or completely
disgust you.
Everyone in this drama is damaged
to some degree but all seem to be seeking some sort of redemption
which makes it all the more interesting as they find ways
to get out of the traps they spring on themselves. The season
opens with Christian (Julian McMahon) fighting for custody
of the son he knows isn't his. Sean and Julia comes across
a mysterious "life coach" Ava Moore (Famke Janssen) who soon
begins a dangerous affair with Sean's oldest son. This leads
to a truly shocking revelation for Sean, Christian, and Sean's
estranged wife Julia (Joely Richardson). But it doesn't end
there. Christian comes face to face with the possibility that
he might be HIV positive, and Sean comes face to face with
a knife wielding masked would be killer after he does some
pro bono work for victims mutilated by him. All this ends
in a season ending cliffhanger.
From love (Troy briefly falls for
a self-assured blind woman) to lust (McNamara dates a porn
star), from painful revelations (a secret from the past shatters
the practice) to powerful moments (conjoined adults seek the
doctors' help) to astonishing truths (a New Age "life coach"
hides the ultimate secret), this second-season’s great cast
and twisty storytelling will keep you addicted.
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